Analyst, Trading Operations
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As an Analyst in Trading Operations at ICE, you serve as first-line support for NYSE Group's affiliated Digital Asset ATS (pending regulatory approvals) and Global OTC ATS. You monitor trading activity, identify and escalate issues, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure uninterrupted trading operations across both platforms. This operationally critical role requires comfort with non-traditional hours, blockchain-based trade infrastructure, and the evolving regulatory landscape for digital asset securities.
What you'll do
- Provide real-time trading operational support for NYSE Group's affiliated Digital Asset ATS and Global OTC ATS.
- Monitor trading activity, system performance, and order flow across both platforms.
- Execute daily checkout procedures and maintain accurate electronic logs of trading issues, disputes, and resolutions.
- Assist participant firms with inquiries related to order types, trading functionality, and settlement status.
- Support bust/cancel determinations, clearly erroneous execution (CEE) reviews, and error account escalations in coordination with compliance and legal teams.
- Provide shift coverage aligned with NYSE Group's affiliated Digital Asset ATS's extended trading hours as part of a rotating team.
- Partner with Technology, Product Management, and Compliance to onboard participants and resolve technical or operational issues.
- Coordinate with compliance and outside counsel on regulatory matters, including trade reporting and ATS obligations.
- Escalate production issues to System Operations and Engineering with clear and timely communication to internal stakeholders.
- Disseminate platform status updates and operational notices in a timely manner.
- Support process documentation, post-incident reviews, and continuous operational improvement initiatives.
- Develop deep working knowledge of NYSE Group's affiliated Digital Asset ATS platform architecture, Global OTC ATS workflows, and relevant FINRA/SEC regulatory requirements.
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- 2+ years of experience in a trading environment, including exchange operations, broker-dealer trading operations, or an alternative trading system (ATS).
- An active FINRA Series 7 license.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make quick, sound decisions under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
- Comfort working with global teams in a 24/7 trading environment.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with digital asset markets, tokenized securities, or blockchain-based settlement infrastructure.
- A FINRA Series 57 or Series 24 license.
- SQL experience for issue investigation.
Context for this role
From the live jobs we track on CryptoJobsHQ, updated daily.
ICE has 3 open roles on CryptoJobsHQ: 2 in Legal & Compliance and 1 in Research. All are on-site or hybrid, mostly in the US and Israel. 1 was posted in the last 7 days.
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